Lake Worth High School

Public high school, pre-kindergarten to grade 12 · Lake Worth, Florida

Lake Worth High School in Lake Worth, Florida enrolled 2,589 students in 2024-25 with 145.0 full-time teachers, 17.9 students per teacher against the Florida high-school median of 21.6. It ran a schoolwide Title I program in 2021-22; every student eats free under the Community Eligibility Provision (2024-25). On the state tests, 15% of its students tested were proficient in math in 2022-23 (Florida: 52.2%). Its four-year graduation rate for the class of 2023 was 88% (Florida: 88%).

NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 · Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22 · Title I status CCD 2021-22 · method

Enrollment fell 4% from 2022-23 to 2024-25; full-time teachers fell 3%

2,683 students in 2022-23, 2,612 students in 2023-24, 2,589 students in 2024-25. Full-time teachers went from 150.0 to 145.0.

Students enrolled at Lake Worth High School by school year2022-23: 2,683, 2023-24: 2,612, 2024-25: 2,58901k2k3k2022-232,6832023-242,6122024-252,589
Students enrolled at Lake Worth High School by school year2022-23: 2,683, 2023-24: 2,612, 2024-25: 2,58901k2k3k2022-232,6832023-242,6122024-252,589
Students enrolled at Lake Worth High School by school year2022-23: 2,683, 2023-24: 2,612, 2024-25: 2,58901k2k3k2022-232,6832023-242,6122024-252,589
Students enrolled at Lake Worth High School by school year2022-23: 2,683, 2023-24: 2,612, 2024-25: 2,58901k2k3k2022-232,6832023-242,6122024-252,589
The numbers as a table
School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Per teacher
2022-232,683150.017.9
2023-242,612149.517.5
2024-252,589145.017.9

17.9 students per teacher, a lower ratio than 76 of every 100 Florida high schools

Among the 730 Florida high schools that reported teachers for 2024-25 the median is 21.6; the national median for high schools is 14.5. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.

Students per teacher, Florida high schools, 2024-25240 values from 3.0 to 97.0; Lake Worth High School 17.9; state median 21.6.1 more above 80.0 →020406080students per full-time teacherLake Worth High School 17.9state median 21.6U.S. 14.5
Students per teacher, Florida high schools, 2024-25240 values from 3.0 to 97.0; Lake Worth High School 17.9; state median 21.6.1 more above 80.0 →020406080students per full-time teacherLake Worth High School 17.9state median 21.6U.S. 14.5
Students per teacher, Florida high schools, 2024-25240 values from 3.0 to 97.0; Lake Worth High School 17.9; state median 21.6.1 more above 80.0 →020406080students per full-time teacherLake Worth High School 17.9state median 21.6U.S. 14.5
Students per teacher, Florida high schools, 2024-25240 values from 3.0 to 97.0; Lake Worth High School 17.9; state median 21.6.1 more above 80.0 →020406080students per full-time teacherLake Worth High School 17.9state median 21.6U.S. 14.5

Source: NCES Common Core of Data membership and staff files, 2022-23, 2023-24, 2024-25; the comparison counts schools with a 2024-25 teacher count and a ratio from 3 to 99 (lower values are reporting errors).

4 AP courses and one counselor per 369 students in 2021-22

In the 2021-22 civil rights collection Lake Worth High School enrolled 2,582 students and had 7.0 counselors (full-time equivalent); it reported 163 out-of-school suspensions that year.

  • Advanced Placement courses4
  • Gifted and talented programNo
  • Counselors (FTE)7.0, one per 369 of the 2,582 students enrolled in 2021-22
  • Out-of-school suspensions163
  • Chronically absent39.4% (2022-23)

Who attends

60.5% of students were Hispanic, 29.0% Black, 5.3% White in 2024-25.

  1. Hispanic60.5%
  2. Black29.0%
  3. White5.3%
  4. American Indian2.8%
  5. Two or more races1.3%
  6. Asian0.9%
  7. Pacific Islander0.1%

Source: U.S. Department of Education, Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22; chronic absenteeism from EDFacts 2022-23; every count and the counselor ratio are for that school year. Who attends: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25, membership by race and ethnicity.

State test results, 2022-23

In 2022-23, the students tested at Lake Worth High School scored proficient or above: 15% in math, against 52.2% in math across Florida. Each state writes its own test and sets its own proficiency bar, so compare these within Florida, not across states. ED Data Express holds no district results after 2021-22, so the district column gives its 2021-22 figure. No whole-school reading result is shown: ED's files give none for this school for 2021-22 or 2022-23. Where a state published results by grade only, the grades tested are combined, weighted by the students tested in each.

Students proficient or above, 2022-23
SubjectThis schoolIts districtFlorida
Math15%55% (2021-22)52.2%

Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results 2022-23, all students, from ED Data Express (2021-22 through the Data Rescue Project archive); for 2022-23 ED published math by school and reading only by state: ED shows school and district results as ranges (for example 20-24%) to protect small groups.

Graduation rate, class of 2023

88% of the 491 students in Lake Worth High School's class of 2023 graduated within four years, against 88% across Florida. The four-year rate follows the students who started ninth grade in fall 2019, adjusted for those who moved in or out, and counts those who earned a regular diploma by 2023. Every state computes it the same way under federal law, though each sets its own diploma requirements.

Four-year adjusted-cohort graduation rate, class of 2023
This schoolIts districtFlorida
Four-year graduation rate88%90%88%
Students in the class49113,983208,274

Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts four-year adjusted-cohort graduation rates 2022-23, all students, from ED Data Express: ED shows school and district rates as ranges (for example 90-94%) and leaves out small classes.

High schools in Lake Worth

2 public high schools in Lake Worth report 2024-25 enrollment; Lake Worth High School is number 2 by size.

SchoolStudentsPer teacherFree lunch
Park Vista Community High School2,88117.617.3%
Lake Worth High School2,58917.956.5%

All public schools in Lake Worth →

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25.

What to look at next about Lake Worth High School

  1. Palm Beach Preparatory Charter AcademyThe nearest public high school, 1.6 miles away: 632 students, 63.2 per teacher (2024-25).1.6 mi
  2. Pace Center for GirlsThe next nearest public high school, 1.9 miles away: 30 students, 10.0 per teacher (2024-25).1.9 mi
  3. Compare Lake Worth High School with Palm Beach Preparatory Charter AcademyStudents, teachers, meals, test results and who attends, side by side.
  4. How much Palm Beach County School District spends per student$14,024 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23 (U.S. $16,260), with its revenue sources and teacher pay.$14,024
  5. The largest public schools in FloridaLake Worth High School is the number 61 by size of 818 Florida high schools open in 2024-25.#61 of 818
  6. Florida schools by students per teacher17.9 students per teacher here against the Florida median of 21.6 for high schools.17.9:1
  7. Find the school district for an addressA home's district, not its city, decides which public schools it can enroll in.

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 (locations, enrollment, teachers); NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23. Distances are straight lines between the schools' NCES coordinates, not travel routes.

Questions about Lake Worth High School

  1. How many students attend Lake Worth High School?
    2,589 in the 2024-25 school year, according to the NCES Common Core of Data; 2,683 in 2022-23. It is a high school in Lake Worth, FL.
  2. What is the student-teacher ratio at Lake Worth High School?
    17.9 students per full-time teacher (2024-25); the Florida median for high schools is 21.6. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.
  3. Is Lake Worth High School a Title I school?
    Lake Worth High School ran a schoolwide Title I program in 2021-22, the last year NCES published school Title I status.
  4. How do students at Lake Worth High School do on state tests?
    In 2022-23, the students tested at Lake Worth High School scored proficient or above: 15% in math, against 52.2% in math across Florida. Florida's own test sets what proficient means, so results compare within the state, not across states. Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results, 2022-23; ED publishes school results as ranges to protect small groups.
  5. What is the graduation rate at Lake Worth High School?
    88% of the 491 students in Lake Worth High School's class of 2023 graduated within four years, against 88% across Florida. The rate counts the students who started ninth grade in fall 2019, adjusted for those who moved in or out, and the share of them with a regular diploma by 2023. Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts four-year adjusted-cohort graduation rates, 2022-23; ED publishes school rates as ranges to protect small groups.
  6. What district is Lake Worth High School in?
    Palm Beach County School District, NCES district ID 1201500. The first seven digits of the school's NCES ID 120150001516 are the district's.

Reading these figures: how to choose a school district, what Title I means and what an absenteeism rate means. They are for information and are not a substitute for the school's or district's own records.

Sources

Every federal file behind this record
  • NCES Common Core of Data, 2024-25: directory, membership, staff and lunch files. nces.ed.gov
  • NCES Common Core of Data, 2021-22 school characteristics: Title I status. nces.ed.gov
  • Civil Rights Data Collection, 2021-22: AP courses, gifted programs, counselors, discipline. civilrightsdata.ed.gov
  • EDFacts, 2022-23: chronic absenteeism. ed.gov
  • EDFacts state assessment results, 2022-23: reading and math proficiency for the school, its district and its state (ED Data Express). eddataexpress.ed.gov
  • EDFacts four-year adjusted-cohort graduation rates, 2022-23: the class of 2023 for the school, its district and its state (ED Data Express). eddataexpress.ed.gov
  • NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, fiscal year 2022-23: district spending and revenue. nces.ed.gov
  • U.S. Census Bureau geocoder and TIGER school districts: the district boundary used by the district finder. census.gov

Source: NCES Common Core of Data Directory, membership, staff and lunch files · 2024-25

Source: Civil Rights Data Collection School-level files (AP, gifted, counselors, discipline) · 2021-22

District spending on the district page is from the NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23.

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